Exploring Word Order in English Sentences

This video tutorial by Minoo at Anglo-Link focuses on the importance of word order in English sentences. It explains the typical sequence of sentence elements: who, what, where, when, how, and why. The tutorial is divided into two parts, with the first part covering sentence structure and the second part addressing the position of adverbs. It also highlights common mistakes in word order and provides examples of how to emphasize different sentence elements. By understanding English word order, learners can improve their listening comprehension and fluency.

What is the primary benefit of understanding English word order?

• Understanding English literature better

• Learning new phrases

• Improving vocabulary

• Enhancing listening comprehension and fluency

Which element usually starts an English sentence?

• Why

• Where

• What

• Who

What follows the subject in a typical English sentence structure?

• An adjective

• A verb

• A preposition

• An adverb

What is the correct order of elements in a sentence?

• Who, where, what, when, why, how

• What, who, where, when, why, how

• Who, what, where, when, how, why

• Who, what, when, where, how, why

How are different 'when' elements ordered in a sentence?

• Randomly

• From the smallest unit to the largest

• Alphabetically

• From the largest unit to the smallest

What can lead to a sentence starting with an element other than 'who'?

• A lack of understanding of word order

• To make the sentence longer

• A desire to emphasize that element

• A grammatical error

Why might a sentence start with 'where'?

• Because it's grammatically correct

• To emphasize the location

• To confuse the listener

• There's no specific reason

What is a common mistake in word order?

• Always starting a sentence with 'why'

• Separating the subject from the verb

• Placing the verb before the subject

• Using too many adverbs

What mistake is made when 'how' comes before its object?

• Misplacing the adverb

• Separating the verb from its object

• Incorrectly ordering the sentence elements

• All of the above

How should 'where' and 'when' be correctly placed in a sentence?

• Based on sentence length

• Interchangeably

• Where, when

• When, where